Mickey Mini Golden Doodle Timid and Resource Guarding

  Equipment Needed :   6' Leash (week 1, afterwards we will use 15' long line); Training Collar Explanation and Goal of Exercise:   Formal command that requires the dog's immediate response to the command in a straight line that ends very close to the owner/handler/trainer in a sit position (auto sit). Uses for This Exercise:    This is an immediate directive to return to the owner.   This can be just to leash up, or the owner/trainer/handler could see danger up ahead.   This exercise, done well and to a standard, can not only return your dog to you, but also avoid some dangerous situations (hole in the ground, barbed wire, away from wild animals that have come into the yard ET). The following are the steps for this exercise: NOTE 1:  THIS EXERCISE IS WRITTEN AS IF YOU ARE ALSO PRACTICING HEEL.  YOU DON'T NEED TO PRACTICE HEEL TO DO THIS; YOU CAN JUST WALK IF YOU LIKE. NOTE 2:  IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRACTICE YOUR STA...

  Equipment Needed:  6' Leash, Training Collar (or slip leash can be used instead for both)    THE DISTRACTION WE STARTED MICKEY WITH IS A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 8 FEET (INSIDE) INSTEAD OF CIRCLES WHICH WILL COME LATER. REMEMBER THE GOAL OF FOUR IN A ROW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AND YOU CAN AND SHOULD DECREASE THE DISTANCE AND/OR TIME IF IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO THAT.   Explanation and Goal of Exercise:  Great for keeping a dog stationary when doing chores around the house.  Stationing a dog in any human or canine social environment when needed.  To keep the dog from greeting too enthusiastically by learning to wait and greet when allowed.  There are many other uses for this exercise.    The dog is required to perform the position of the command and stay there until the release word is given. This is also the beginning of the dog understanding that when you move the rules of stay remain the same. The handler/owner wi...